Background
Hermannsson, Steingrimur was born on June 22, 1928 in Reykjavik, Iceland. Son of Hermann Jonasson and Vigdis (Steingrimsdottir) Hermannsson.
chairman Framsöknarlokkurinn (Progressive Party)
Hermannsson, Steingrimur was born on June 22, 1928 in Reykjavik, Iceland. Son of Hermann Jonasson and Vigdis (Steingrimsdottir) Hermannsson.
Reykjavik College, 1948. Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, USA, Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering, 1951. California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, USA, Master of Science, 1952.
Spoken languages: Icelandic, English, Danish.
Director, State Industrialization Committee, 1957-1961. Member, Icelandic Delegation to the United Nations, 1957. Member. Technical Committee, Slate Housing Fund, 1958-1970.
Member. Board of Directors of the State Fertilization Plant, 1964-1971. Member. Technical Committee, National Energy Authority, 1968-1975. Member of Althingi, since 1971.
Member. Board of Directors of the National Economic Institute, 1972-1978. Member, Council of Europe Committee on Higher Education and Research, 1959-1974. Member, Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development Science Committee, 1962-1978.
Secretary of the Progressive Party, 1971-1979. Chairman of the Progressive Party, since 1979. Minister of Justice, Ecclesiastical Affairs, Agriculture, 1978-1979.
Minister of Fisheries and Communications, 1980-1983. Vice President, Liberal International, since 1984. Minister for Foreign Affairs, 1987-1988.
Prime Minister, 1983-1987, 198891. Engineering, Reykjavik Electrical Power Works, 1952-1953. State Fertilizer Plant, 1953-1954.
Ministry for Foreign Affairs, 1954. Southern California Edison Company, Los Angeles, 1955-1956. Partner/Engineer, Building Contractors Ltd., Reykjavik, 1957.
Director, National Research Council of Iceland. 1957-1978; Member, Board of Directors, National Bank of Iceland, since 1991.
Lutheran.
Secretary Proressive Party, 1971—1979, chairman, 1979—1994. Member Rotary Club, Icelandic Engineering Society.
Married Gudlaug Edda Gudmundsdottir. Children: Hermann, Hlif, Gudmundur. Children by previous marriage: John Bryan, Ellen Herdis, Neil.